{{Short description|UK Site of Special Scientific Interest}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox SSSI |image= The "Bomb Rocks", Charnwood Lodge Nature Reserve - geograph.org.uk - 248451.jpg |image_caption = The 'bomb rocks' |name= Charnwood Lodge |aos= Leicestershire |interest=Biological<br />Geological |gridref={{gbmappingsmall| SK 466 153 }}<ref name=dsv/> |area= 134.2 hectares<ref name=dsv/> |notifydate= 1985<ref name=dsv/> |map=[http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=sssiIndex&query=HYPERLINK%3D%271003563%27 ''Magic Map''] }} '''Charnwood Lodge''' is a {{convert|134.2|hectare|acre|adj=on}} biological and geological [[Site of Special Scientific Interest]] in [[Charnwood Forest]], east of [[Coalville]] in [[Leicestershire]].<ref name=dsv>{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1003563&SiteName=charnwood&countyCode=&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title=Designated Sites View: Charnwood Lodge | series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate = 22 September 2017}}</ref><ref name=map>{{cite web|url= http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=sssiIndex&query=HYPERLINK%3D%271003563%27|title=Map of Charnwood Lodge|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate= 22 September 2017}}</ref> It is a [[national nature reserves in England|national nature reserve]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/leicestershires-national-nature-reserves/leicestershires-national-nature-reserves|title=Leicestershire's National Nature Reserves|date=31 October 2008|publisher=Natural England|accessdate= 8 August 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteGeneralDetail.aspx?SiteCode=1007246&SiteName=charnwood&countyCode=&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title=Designated Sites View: Charnwood Lodge | series= National Nature Reserves|publisher=Natural England|accessdate = 22 September 2017}}</ref> and contains two [[Geological Conservation Review]] sites.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://jncc.defra.gov.uk/default.aspx?page=4174&gcr=1403 |title= Charnwood Lodge (Precambrian of England & Wales) |series=Geological Conservation Review |publisher=Joint Nature Conservation Committee|accessdate= 8 August 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://jncc.defra.gov.uk/default.aspx?page=4174&gcr=2819 |title= Charnwood Lodge & Warren Hills (Precambrian of England & Wales) |series=Geological Conservation Review |publisher=Joint Nature Conservation Committee|accessdate= 8 August 2017}}</ref> It is managed by the [[Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust]].<ref name=lrcharn>{{cite web|url= http://www.lrwt.org.uk/nature-reserves/charnwood-lodge/ |title= Charnwood Lodge |publisher= Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust |accessdate= 8 August 2017}}</ref>
This is the largest area of moorland in the [[East Midlands]], and it is mainly covered by [[Pteridium aquilinum|bracken]] on dry hills, while wet heath is dominated by [[purple moor-grass]]. The site is geologically important for the 'bomb' rocks, volcanic blocks dating the [[Ediacaran]] period around 600 million years ago.<ref name=lrcharn/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1003563.pdf|title=Charnwood Lodge citation|series=Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate=22 September 2017|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304042724/http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1003563.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Part of the site is open to the public, with access from Warren Hills Road.<ref name=lrcharn/>
==References== {{reflist}} {{commons category|Charnwood Lodge}}
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